EditShare, a supplier of media management solutions for broadcast and production industries, has appointed Martin Bennett to serve as EMEA marketing director. The hire reinforces the company’s continued drive to grow business across the region after expanding its sales operation during 2014.

Martin has worked in the media business for 20 years, having previously held senior leadership positions with leading technology manufacturers and resellers including Avid Technology, Digital Vision and Tyrell CCT.

“It’s a great time to be joining EditShare as it takes new technology to market and expands it operations within Europe and across the world,” said Bennett. “The company has built up a fantastic range of solutions, such as its Flow MAM platform, that have been quietly taking market share and allowing customers to manage content and collaborate across complex projects. It’s part of my role to make sure even more customers understand the key benefits EditShare can bring to their own workflows.”

EditShare offers networked shared storage and tapeless, end-to-end workflow solutions for the postproduction, TV, and film industries. EditShare’s products include video capture and playout servers, high-performance central shared storage, archiving and backup software, media asset management, and Lightworks, which is billed as the first three-platform (Windows/OS X/Linux) professional non-linear video editing application.